roadway
Meaning
- A way used as a road.
- The main or central portion of a road, used by the vehicles.
- The portion of a bridge or railway used by traffic.
Synonyms
Translations
calzada
chaussée
calçada
carreggiata
rijweg
meio-de-rua
StraßendammFrequency
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English *rodeway, *radewey (attested in radewey-stile (literally “roadway-stile”)), equivalent to road + way; road had the early sense of "riding" when the compound was formed, thus originally "a way for riding on".
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